Status:

RECRUITING

Transportation for Cancer Care Navigation Tool for Reducing Travel Barriers Among Patients With Solid Tumors Receiving Radiation Therapy

Lead Sponsor:

Emory University

Collaborating Sponsors:

National Cancer Institute (NCI)

Conditions:

Malignant Solid Neoplasm

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

This clinical trial evaluates whether the Transportation for Cancer Care Navigation Tool (TRACT) can reduce travel barriers among patients with solid tumors receiving radiation therapy. It is estimate...

Detailed Description

PRIMARY OBJECTIVES: I. To work collaboratively with a Community Advisory Board (CAB, e.g., patients, caregivers, clinicians, and social workers) to refine a theory-driven TRACT program for solid tumo...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Age ≥ 18 years
  • Diagnosed with solid tumors
  • Undergoing RT (not excluded with chemotherapy)
  • Competent to give consent
  • English-speaking
  • With travel barriers as screened by the reliable and validated 10-item Transportation Barriers Measure. In this study, item 2 ("how much trouble is it for you to get transportation to your doctor or treatment?") from the general barriers domain will be used to screen patients for travel barriers

Exclusion

  • Receive palliative care
  • Are non-English-speaking (excluded due to pilot data without fund to support translation services)
  • Are enrolled in lodging programs (e.g., the American Cancer Society \[ACS\] Hope Lodge®)
  • Have major depression/anxiety disorders that interfere with their ability to participate (based on the electronic medical records report)

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

November 6 2024

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

February 28 2027

Estimated Enrollment :

76 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT06541158

Start Date

November 6 2024

End Date

February 28 2027

Last Update

April 4 2025

Active Locations (4)

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1

Emory Proton Therapy Center

Atlanta, Georgia, United States, 30308

2

Emory University Hospital Midtown

Atlanta, Georgia, United States, 30308

3

Emory University Hospital/Winship Cancer Institute

Atlanta, Georgia, United States, 30322

4

Emory Saint Joseph's Hospital

Atlanta, Georgia, United States, 30342